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A couple of weeks ago I became ever so slightly obsessed with a Tom Ford blazer that had appeared on the Spring 2018 catwalks. I needed it. As if all life depended on it, this hot pink vision of absolutely flamboyant fashion perfection. And thus I set out to find a high street version, trawling the internet, expecting it to …

Those of you who have been following me for a while, or perhaps have read my About Me page, are likely to know that I am on a career break from being a Product Developer and Production Manager. What does this mean? As a product developer, I look at trend forecasts, the brand’s customer profile and then work …

Over the weekend, whilst my friend was over for our weight training session, she mentioned that she had bought a few dresses from Shein. She will be going to South Africa at the end of March, hence the eager weight training sessions when it’s so cold I just want to stuff my face with biscuits and burgers. So completely justifiably, …

I had a date last night with some Instagram friends, most of whom I had only chatted to via messages online. I was as excited as a two-year-old who had broken into the sweetie jar and eaten a week’s supply of chocolate. With a headache to match. The temperatures had just turned Baltic, and suddenly my tulle and lace skirt …

In the suburb of London where I live, there is a dingy little shopping centre. The quality of shop offering is on the lean side. Politely phrased. A mecca for spending your money, it’s not. There is, however a TK Maxx that I storm through on a regular basis. And on the path I tread with some speed, they have …

Competition If you fancy the chance to win a $100 voucher towards a Jord wooden watch, you can enter by filling in your details on the Jord watches competition link. Not only will your entry automatically qualify you for a 10% discount code, but the other good news- it’s open worldwide. Once the winner has been selected, they will receive their …

I returned from a glorious summer holiday in Cape Town on New Years Eve, just in time to join the rest of the UK for a cold, grey and glum January, waking up on the first day of 2018 with the obligatory hangover. The prospect of several months of frosty and grim weather stretching ahead of me. It was my …

Add a little sparkle to your Christmas with a sequin sweatshirt or jumper, the smarter alternative to the enormously awful tradition of the Christmas jumper (yes, just call me the grumpy grinch). I cannot think of anything worse than going to a Christmas party sporting a penguin or a snowman (or a fat bearded man with a bulbous nose …